Gantheaume Point, Broome

Broome and The Kimberley

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August 3rd 2006
Going from northern hemisphere winter to southern hemisphere winter was beginning to get to us, and it was -6 in Canberra, so we decided to head to north-western Australia for a few days to get some sun. We flew (via Melbourne and Perth - and a few hours eating fish and chips on the wharf in Freemantle) to Broome, had a day on the beach and then hired a 4x4 to head off into The Kimberley in search ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Broome

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more